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With the outs I'm not super confident at all.

 

It's all about system, if we get that right we shut down the Doges and win.

 

But with a bunch of new back six players trying to gel with that system, we might leak more goals that any of us would like.

 

Hopefully the mids and forward line fire!

 
  On 16/03/2022 at 07:16, Jaded No More said:

Did they say why Lever is out? 

Fireworks is also out. Big losses all around. 

Why were there fireworks in the 1st place. Not fussed by that. Hopefully the little leaguers get a crack

 

No Lever, Hibbo, Rivers or Petty. 4 of our starting defensive 6 last year. Not good.

Will be up to our midfield whether we win or lose this one.

The Basking is over damn it!   This has all come around very quickly.  Can we delay the start of the season for another few months?


OUT: Stefan Martin, Lachie Hunter (Sub) IN: Hayden Crozier, Ryan Gardner

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    And there's just been an announcement that the half-time fireworks and lights show has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

    Might as well call the season off.

     

    Tomo May Smith

    uh oh

     

    End of the day this will be won in the guts 

    Defence is shaky but if our team Defence is on and we win contested possession we will win

    Backline in all sorts.

    Think we are in trouble before game has even started..

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    Martin out to me suggests dogs have conceded the ruck battle already 

    max needs to push back hard to help defence

      On 16/03/2022 at 07:24, Satan said:

    OUT: Stefan Martin, Lachie Hunter (Sub) IN: Hayden Crozier, Ryan Gardner

    Ok well at least English will spend less time forward with Martin out.

    English can certainly take a contested mark up fwd and is a nice kick for goal.

      On 16/03/2022 at 07:20, dees189227 said:

    Remember the few times many many years ago when Schwab I'm sure it was came up with the idea to raise the flag after very few of our wins & it was just dumb.

    How good is it to see a real flag unveiled. One that says premiers

    Still feel embarrassment thinking about those hideous blazers he had the players wearing.

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    Lever apparently has a foot injury. Hope it's not to serious.

    Gee I just want start well & kick straight & bank the points

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    Anything to be read into Smith spending a lot of his warm up time taking shots at goal from all angles?

    🤔

    What's all this about the Dogs and dropping Hunter?

      On 16/03/2022 at 07:30, dees189227 said:

    Lever apparently has a foot injury. Hope it's not to serious.

    Gee I just want start well & kick straight & bank the points

    Foot = disaster 

    With 4 backmen out, any sort of win will do

    One point does it


    I would love to hear that crappy song that the dogs hate us singing playing over the loud speaker while the dogs are doing their warm-up on the ground

    Lever being out has definitely dented my confidence, that said Lever didn’t have an insanely good game in the GF. Like always, win from the middle and starve the dogs of chances. 

     

    Defensive depth will be well and truly tested tonight. Big ask to cover all of lever, petty, rivers and Hibbo . 


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